The Evening Chronicle says it means that United will reassess other transfer targets this week as Alan Pardew returns to his desk at the club’s Benton base with pre-season training set to start on Thursday.

FC Twente president Joop Munsterman has claimed that following further discussions with FC Twente, United upped their initial £8m bid after a fresh round of talks over the weekend.

He told the Dutch media: “The offer was not serious. We have a different price in our minds”